Jerry Murad

Was an Armenian born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Now Istanbul, Turkey) who moved to America at the age of 2. He played diatonic harmonicas at first, and took up chromatic soon after. Murad played Hohner 270s and 64s, as well as the Musette, a harmonica made especially for him that replicates the sound qualities of a French accordion. It is featured on their 1960s recording of "Parisienne Fantasy". Murad also played the Hohner Polyphonia (a type of orchestral melodic harmonica) Born December 1, 1918 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire Died May 11, 1996 in Liberty Township, Ohio.